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There has been a great deal of recent interest in masculine
clothing, examining both its production and consumption, and the
ways in which it was used to create individual identities and to
build businesses, from 1850 onwards. Drawing upon a wide range of
sources this book studies the interaction between producers and
consumers at a key period in the development of the ready-made
clothing industry. It also shows that many innovations in
advertising clothing, usually considered to have been developed in
America, had earlier British precedents. To counter the lack of
documentary evidence that has hitherto hampered research into the
dress practices of non-elite groups, this book utilises thousands
of unpublished visual documents. These include hundreds of
manufacturers' designs, which underline an unexpected degree of
investment by manufacturers in boys' clothing, and which was
matched by heavy investment in advertising, with thousands of
images of boys' clothing for shop catalogues in the Stationers'
Hall copyright archive. Another key source is the archives of Dr
Barnardo's Homes. This extraordinary collection contains over
15,000 documented photographs of boys entering between 1875 and
1900, allowing us to look beyond official polarization of
'raggedness' and 'respectability' used by charities and social
reformers of all stripes and to establish the clothing that was
actually worn by a large sample of boys. A close analysis of 1,800
images reveals that even when families were impoverished, they
strove to present their boys in ways that reflected their position
in the family group and in society. By drawing on these visual
sources, and linking the design and retailing of boys' clothing
with social, cultural and economic issues, this book shows that an
understanding of the production and consumption of the boys
clothing is central to debates on the growth of the consumer
society, the development of mass-market fashion, and concepts of
childhood and masculinity.
There has been a great deal of recent interest in masculine
clothing, examining both its production and consumption, and the
ways in which it was used to create individual identities and to
build businesses, from 1850 onwards. Drawing upon a wide range of
sources this book studies the interaction between producers and
consumers at a key period in the development of the ready-made
clothing industry. It also shows that many innovations in
advertising clothing, usually considered to have been developed in
America, had earlier British precedents. To counter the lack of
documentary evidence that has hitherto hampered research into the
dress practices of non-elite groups, this book utilises thousands
of unpublished visual documents. These include hundreds of
manufacturers' designs, which underline an unexpected degree of
investment by manufacturers in boys' clothing, and which was
matched by heavy investment in advertising, with thousands of
images of boys' clothing for shop catalogues in the Stationers'
Hall copyright archive. Another key source is the archives of Dr
Barnardo's Homes. This extraordinary collection contains over
15,000 documented photographs of boys entering between 1875 and
1900, allowing us to look beyond official polarization of
'raggedness' and 'respectability' used by charities and social
reformers of all stripes and to establish the clothing that was
actually worn by a large sample of boys. A close analysis of 1,800
images reveals that even when families were impoverished, they
strove to present their boys in ways that reflected their position
in the family group and in society. By drawing on these visual
sources, and linking the design and retailing of boys' clothing
with social, cultural and economic issues, this book shows that an
understanding of the production and consumption of the boys
clothing is central to debates on the growth of the consumer
society, the development of mass-market fashion, and concepts of
childhood and masculinity.
In recent times clothing has come to be seen as a topic worthy of
study, yet there has been little source material available. This
three-volume edition presents previously unpublished documents
which illuminate key developments and issues in clothing in
nineteenth-century England.
In recent times clothing has come to be seen as a topic worthy of
study, yet there has been little source material available. This
three-volume edition presents previously unpublished documents
which illuminate key developments and issues in clothing in
nineteenth-century England.
In recent times clothing has come to be seen as a topic worthy of
study, yet there has been little source material available. This
three-volume edition presents previously unpublished documents
which illuminate key developments and issues in clothing in
nineteenth-century England.
The University of Kansas (KU) is a public research university and
the largest university in the state of Kansas. Created by the staff
of the KU libraries, KU ScholarWorks is the digital repository of
the University. It contains scholarly work created by KU faculty
and staff, as well as material from the University Archives. KU
ScholarWorks makes important research and historical items
available to a wider audience and helps assure their long-term
preservation. The University of Kansas's KU ScholarWorks Pre-1923
Theses and Dissertation collection was digitized by the Scholarly
Communications program staff in the KU Libraries' Center for
Digital Scholarship. These theses and dissertations range from 1883
- 1921 and reflect topics from Engineering and History to Economics
and Chemistry, including titles like "A Study of Terpeneless Lemon
Extracts, English Interest in the Abolition of the Slave Trade, and
Aspects of the Gothic Romance."
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